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Friday, May 16, 2008
F U Murdoch posted by Dookie The Webmaster 8:58 AM Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. The unusual "resolution of disapproval," sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and 26 other senators, was approved by a voice vote. The measures sponsors include both Democratic candidates for president, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has described the agency's action as a "relatively minor loosening" of broadcast media ownership restrictions. The rule was approved by the FCC on a 3-2 party-line vote in December with both Democrats dissenting. The FCC decision allows one company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the nation's 20 largest metropolitan areas. The TV station may not be among the top four in the market, and post-transaction, at least eight independent media voices must remain. The rule replaced an outright ban on cross-ownership. Dorgan said the FCC action opened a "gaping loophole for more mergers of newspapers and television stations across the country." You will atone! Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment




	When 5 corporations own 90% of all of the "NEWS" that most Americans watch and believe, we are talking about a huge propaganda machine that would make Goebbels in Nazi Germany wet his pants! Our "politburo" is worse than anything the Russians ever had. I get my news from FREE SPEECH TV and THANK GOD that there is still a little unbiased "news" to be heard in this country. posted by md at 3:56 PM


	When 5 corporations own 90% of all of the "NEWS" that most Americans watch and believe, we are talking about a huge propaganda machine that would make Goebbels in Nazi Germany wet his pants! Our "politburo" is worse than anything the Russians ever had. I get my news from FREE SPEECH TV and THANK GOD that there is still a little unbiased "news" to be heard in this country. posted by Anonymous at 5:21 PM